Sectional building



Nov. 13, 1934.

E. GEIGER SECTIONAL BUILDING 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Original Filed July 15. 1926 I Ernsi'aei yer ATTORNEYS WITNESSES v J W Nov. 13, 1934. v E. GEIGER 1,980,397

SECTIONAL BUILDING Original Filed July 15. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 13, 1934 PATENT OFFICE SECTIONAL BUILDING Ernst Geiger, Irvington, N. J.

Application July 15, 1926, Serial No. 122,666

- Renewed November 18, 1930 23 Claims.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable sectional building which will be fireproof and stormproof, cool in summer and warm in winter.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable building, all sections of which are substantially finished at the factory, with the doors and windows built into the sections, with the inner and outer walls finished, and with piping and wiring built into the walls. Preferably all of the painting except the last coat is done at the factory, the tile work is finished, and the sections when assembled at the site of the proposed building, will provide a building structure which is substantially complete in all respects, with the exception of the installation of fixtures and the papering of the walls.

A further object of the invention is to provide a building of this general character which may be erected in a short space of time, and in which, due to the fact that the plastering is applied at the factory and thoroughly set before assembled, there will be no danger of the plaster cracking.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a portable sectional house which may be readily assembled by unskilled workmen, and which when assembled will require small expenditures for upkeep and repairs.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view showing a portion of a completed building constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in outside elevation, showing one complete section 'of the building and fragments of the eight adjacent sections.

Fig. 2a is a transverse section on the line Za -2w of Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 is a broken vertical sectional view through one of the building walls illustrating in detail the manner in which the various sections are connected together.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the comers of the frames of two adjacent sections.

In accordance with the present invention, I

utilize steel frame sections upon which are mounted the inner and outer wall materials for the building, or in the case of transverse partitions, floor and ceiling materials of the build ing. For the sake of convenience of description, I shall describe in detail one of the side wall sections, which it may be noted is formed of a channel iron frame of general rectangular shape, the vertical channel irons being indicated at 10 and the horizontal channel irons being indicated at 11. The channels of the members 10 and 11 face inwardly, and the members 10 and 11 are centrally webbed as at 10a and 11a to strengthen them against transverse bending. Any suitable number of transverse channel iron braces 12 may 7 0 connect the members 10 to lend rigidity to the frame. Angle irons 13 bolted, welded, or otherwise secured to the inwardly turned flanges of the channel irons 10 and 11 further strengthen the construction.

Secured to the angle iron frame are inner and outer screens of wire mesh indicated by the reference numerals-14 and 15. These screens serve as a reinforcement and anchorage for the inner and outer walls 16 and 17 which have been illustrated as comprising plaster or cement framed by the outwardly projecting flanges of the angle irons 13.

As thus far described, each of the sections of the building may be completely finished in the factory with the inner and outer walls applied and the plaster or cement thoroughly hardened or set, so that there will be no likelihood of the plaster cracking and settling after the buildin has been assembled.

While I have not illustrated them, such sections as require it, may be completely fitted with piping and wiring at the factory, and when set up in place, the only additional operation required will be calking the chinks between the sections, and applying the finishing inside coat of paint or wall paper. In the case of such sections as require windows or door frames, these frames indicated at 20 will be set in place in the factory. As best seen in Fig. 1, the air space between the inner and outer walls of the sections provides a convenient pocket at 21 into which the sashes 22 of a window may be moved, so that the windows may be completely opened if desired.

The sections are assembled in continuous rows from the ground to the roof. The lower sections 25 may if desired be treated in any suitable manner to represent bricks on their outer surface, and the inner walls of the lower sections, and in fact all of the sections may either be tiled,

painted or otherwise suitably constructed in accordance with the particular interior finish which is desired.

Superimposed in vertical alignment upon the lower sections 25 are any desired number of upper wall sections 26 mounted upon which are the cornice sections 27. Roof sections 28 are also in vertical alignment with the sections 25, 26 and 27, and the floor and ceiling sections being of the same width are also in alignment with the edges of the wall sections which they abut. Thus the house consists of a series of sections arranged in vertical alignment and presents a neat appearance, both from the interior and from the exterior.

By. aligning all of the sections I also facilitate the operation of securingthe sections together by tie bolts, such as the vertical tie bolts 30 and the horizontal tie bolts 35/ Bolts 30 pass through aligned openings 31 in the braces 12, through openings 32 inthe webs 11a, and through slots '33 in channel plates 34 superimposed upon the upper horizontal channel bars 11, with their channels facing outwardly. It will be noted that the openings 31 are relatively elongated diagonal openings, so that the tie bars 30 may be shifted ends 3011 into locking engagement with the frame of an adjacent section. The tie bars are tightened by the application of nuts 36 to their threaded ends.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that numerous changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described .without departing from the invention.

Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within-the spirit and scope of the appended claims. I

I claimi 1. A portable house section including a channel iron'frame, outwardly facing, ledge forming angle iron frames secured to opposite sides thereof,

said angle iron frames including flanges secured to the flanges of the channel iron frame, and including also outwardly facing flanges disposed in substantial parallelism with the intermediate portion of the channel iron frames and inner and outer walls molded in the angle iron frames.

2. A portable house section including a channel iron frame, outwardly facing, ledge forming angle iron frames secured to opposite sides thereof, and inner and outer walls molded in the angle iron frames and defining an air space between them of the thickness of the channel iron frame.

3. A portable house section including a channel iron'frame, outwardly facing, ledge forming angle iron frames secured to'opposite sides thereof, and inner and outer walls molded in the angle-iron frames, the channel iron frame being braced at intervals by transverse bracing members, said bracing members and channel iron frame having aligned openings therein for the reception of tie rods connecting adjacent sections. I

4. A portable house section including a channel iron frame, outwardly facing ledge forming angle be shifted out of sight into the recesses of the -window forming sections.

iron frames secured to opposite sides thereof, and

inner and outer walls molded in the angle iron frames, the channel irons facing inwardly and cooperating with the angle iron frames to define outwardly facing channels, flanged connection plates seated in the outwardly facing channel of one section, and adapted to fit within the outwardly facing channel of an adjacent section, whereby superimposed sections may be properly aligned.

5. A portable house section including a channel iron frame, outwardly facing, ledge forming angle iron frames secured to opposite sides thereof, and inner and outer walls molded in the angle iron frames, the channel irons facing inwardly and cooperating with the angle iron frames to define outwardly facing channels, flanged connection plates sea-ted in the outwardly facing channel of one section, and adapted to fit within the outwardly facing channel of an adjacent section, whereby superimposed sections may be properly aligned, said connection plates and channel iron frames having aligned diagonally disposed slots therein for the reception of tie rods.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a portable house section including a metallic frame and spaced inner and outer walls molded to the frame and confined wholly within the periphery thereof, the frame at its top, bottom and sides having openings therein for the reception of tie rods and to permit circulation of air inthe space between the walls.

7. A portable house including walls, a roof, and transversely disposed combined floor and ceiling partitions, the walls being formed of a'110 series of rows of similar superimposed pre-cast sections interlocking with each other and with adjacent sections of adjacent rows, generally similar rows of sections constituting the roof and the ceiling, the ceiling rows and roof rows 115 being aligned and interlocked with the wall forming rows and with each other.

8. A portable house including walls, a roof, and transversely disposed combined floor and ceiling partitions, the walls being formed of a series of rows of similar superimposed pre-cast sections interlocking with each other and with adjacent sections of adjacent rows, generally similar rows of sections constituting the roof and the ceiling, the ceiling rows and roof rows being aligned and interlocked with the wall forming rows and with each other, certain of'the wall sections having window openings therein and being interiorly recessed, whereby sliding sashes may 9. A portable house section including a rigid, unitary, load sustaining metalframe havingoutwardly facing angle shaped ledge forming flanges on opposite sides and spaced inner and outer walls molded within the flanges and completely protected from extraneous contact at all edges by said frame.

10. A portable building section including a unitary metal frame having outwardly facing angle shaped peripheral flanges on opposite sides and spaced inner and outer walls molded within and having all edges protected against chipping by the flanges, said flanges being adapted to serve as molding forms for the walls.

11. A portable building section including spaced inside and outside walls providing an air space between them and a rigid unitary load sustaining metal frame surrounding and rigidly con- 150 necting the walls and protecting and concealing the peripheries thereof.

12. A portable building section including a metal frame having outwardly facing peripheral flanges on opposite sides, and inner and outer walls molded into and carried by said flanges and having their walls concealed and protected by said flanges.

13. A series of superimposed hollow building sections, each section including a rigid metal frame unit having outwardly facing peripheral flanges on opposite sides and outer and inner walls molded therein, spacers between superimposed sections, said metal frames carrying the load of the superimposed sections through the spacers without strain on the walls.

14. A building comprising a plurality of prefabricated wall-forming, floor-forming and rooffo'rming sections, each section including a load sustaining metal frame and outer and'inner walls molded wholly within the confines of the frame and means connecting and interlocking abutting sections of the building together.

15. A building comprising a plurality of prefabricated sections assembled to define walls and floors, each section includinga metal frame and spaced inner and outer slabs molded within the confines of the frame; and spacers aligning and interlocking said sections.

16. A plurality of prefabricated building sections, assembled in edge to edge abutment to define walls and floors of a house, each section including a metal frame and spaced wall-forming, ceiling-forming and floor-forming slabs molded within the confines of the frame, the exterior and interior surfaces of the sections presenting panels separated and surrounded by the frames and means to lock each section to all of the sections which it abuts.

17. A plurality of prefabricated building sections, assembled in edge to edge abutment to define walls and floor of a house, each section including a metal frame and spaced wall-forming, ceiling-forming and floor-forming slabs molded within the confines of the frame, the exterior and interior surfaces of the sections pre senting panels'separated and surrounded by the frames and the idividualsections being aligned with and joined to each other inv close juxtaposition and means extending through the air spaces between the slabs of each section locking adjacent sections against relative movement.

18. A prefabricated building section including a pair of'spaced wall-forming slabs molded to and interlocking with and having all edges protected by a rigid load sustaining common peripheral metal frame, and defining-an airspace between them, the outside surfaces of the slabs presenting finished panels enclosed by said frame.

19. A plurality of prefabricated wall-forming and floor-forming building sections assembled to define walls or floors of a house, each section including spaced slabs molded into and interlocking with a common metal frame, the outwardly facing surfaces of the presenting panels enclosed by the frames, and the peripheral surfaces of the adjacent abutting sections.

20. A plurality of prefabricated wall-forming,

floor-forming and ceiling-forming building sections assembled to define walls or floors of a house, each section including spaced slabs molded into the confines of and interlocking with a common metal frame, the edges of each section being in close juxtaposition with and forming a narrow joint between adjacent sections and means interlocking each section with all adjacent abutting sections. v

21. A plurality of prefabricated wall-forming,

floor-forming and ceiling-forming building sections assembled to define walls and floors of a house, each section including spaced slabs molded into theconfines of and interlocking with a common metal frame, the edges of each section being in close juxtaposition with and forming a narrow joint between adjacent sections and sealing material in the joints and means interlockmg each section with all adjacent abutting sections. v.

22. A portable building section including a unitary rigid generally rectangular metal frame having outwardly facing angle shaped peripheral flanges at opposite sides and spaced inner and outer walls molded in and having all edges protected by said flanges, said metal frame in use substantially preventing the transmission of any compression strains through the walls.

23. A portable building section including a rigid unitary load sustaining metal frame having peripheral outwardly facing flanges on opposite sides and spaced inner and outer walls molded within and completely protected at their edges by said flanges.

ERNST GEIGER. 

